By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
CSKA Moscow prevailed over Parma with a 108-84 victory, to improve to a 5-0 record in the VTB League.
Semen Antonov and Mikhail Kulagin had the chance to shine, sharing 18 and 15 points each, in 24 minutes respectively.
The game soon turned into a scoring feast by both sides, though CSKA’s 35 points in the third period were enough to shut Parma’s defense down and eventually lead to the win.
Earlier this weekend, all-around Isaiah Whitehead led Lokomotiv past Nizhny, while Khimki Moscow beat Unics Kazan in VTB Game of the Week.
Khimki and CSKA are the only two teams that remain undefeated and on top of the league’s standings, followed by Unics and Lokomotiv that hold a 3-1 record each.
VTB League weekly results:
VEF – Zenit 77-86 (Durham 15 points – Scrubb 20 points)
Kalev – Avtodor 102-113 (Mirkovic 21 points – Buford 30 points)
Nizhny Novgorod – Lokomotiv 75-88 (Strebkov 14 points – Whitehead 23 points)
Tsmoki-Minsk – Enisey 73-95 (Liutych 17 points – Roberson 31 points)
Khimki – Unics 78-65 (Shved 24 points – Smith 12 points)
CSKA – Parma 108-84 (Antonov 18 points – Zukauskas 14 points)
Zielona Gora – Astana ongoing